New launch date for CryoSat-2 confirmed

The technical issue with the second stage of the Dnepr rocket that delayed the launch of ESA's Earth Explorer CryoSat-2 satellite in February has now been resolved – and the new launch date of 8 April at 13:57GMT (15:57 CEST) has been set.

For more information, please visit the ESA website (link opens in a new window).

Page last updated: 09 April 2010 by the UK Space Agency